Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-31
WASHINGTON, May 80. 1887.
District Government Affairs.

HENRY b. Z. MACfARLAND,
WASHINGTON, May 30 lss7.
District Government Affairs.
FIRE DEPARTMENT CHANGES.
several changes have been ordered In the fire
department. John f. Maddox acting assistant
CHIEF engineer has been relieved from duty at his
own request and restored to duty as foreman OF
engine company No. 9, and Vim. T. Belt foreman
OF No. z, has been promoted TO the vacancy. The
resignation OF Daniel +. Craven as tillerman OF
truck company A has been accepted, and private
S. K. Henry has been appointed to the vacancy.
Private j.. J. Sweeney has resigned, and j. E.
Hooper and Frank Cross have been appointed pri.
Yates on probation for six months
BUILDING IN NAY
Permits were taken out during this month for
e3l new buildings, against 267 Tor the month OF
April
MARINE PRODUCTS.
The report OF Inspector Harris OF marine products
for the past week shows arrivals as follows:
iss s pors 81 nss
Spanish mackerel, 10; clans, la, 600; crabs,
&c 800; sea turtle, S. and bushels OF oysters $50
The following were condemned: Crabs $500;
punches Of fish. 1856; clans, 5000; sheephead 2.
WHOLESALE LIQUOR LICENSES
have been granted Lee Humphr1eS, P. Fisher and
H. LEIGH, Ellen sullivan and Thos. Shea Bar.
room licenses have also been granted VIM. Raglan,
w. B: Parnell 4 Co., Denis Drtscoll John Walsh
and Richard Ryan.
have been Issued by Inspector Entwise as follows:
Mrs. n. F. Richards, to erect brick dwelling num-
Handy, to erect brick dwelling, NUMBERED liz o
street northwest; $500. c. v Trott, toerect two
brick dwellings, numbered Ills and Ills street
frame dwelling and store, 7th street road and
erect brick stable in rear Of 6i7 ~ street south
street northwest; 500. c. G. Thorn, TO repair
No. 1913 f street northwest; $500. Mrs A. car
ter to alter Nos. 71s and72O ~ street southwest;
The Collectors Office was besieged all day by
persons anxious TO pay their taxes for the second
half before becoming liable 70 the penalty OF 2
per cent.
Local Notes.
The receipts OF the excursion to Colonial Beach
last week for the benefit OF the policemen's fund
foot up 81 ,O79, from which the bills OF probably
$500 to 500 will be paid leaving 5000 to 500 for
senator Daniel. of Virginia, was to-day ad-
mitted to the bar OF the District
in JAN BY Judge smell this afternoon for cutting
another colored girl named Sarah johnson in the
back with knife.
A NEW RULE ADoPTED.-A new rule has been
adopted by the Court in General Term directing
hereafter nle an application with the clerk OF the
court stating, under oath or Affirmation, name,
age residence, name OF attorney they have studied
with and what law school, time OF such study and
what law books perused, and without further TO
do the application shall be referred to the COM
mtttee.
Affairs I'm West Washington.
BASE BALL.-The olympic Club experienced no
dtmculty whatever in defeating the Pension
Park, before good sized audience Burke and
Baker did effective battery work for the olympic
team.
DELIGHTFUL PICNIC was given yesterday at
Great Falls, by party OF young people from this
place. Among those present were Misses Maggie
Witneriee, Emily NOrveli, Enid Kenyon, Srace
Lyman, and Messrs. s. Clinton Cropley, E. w. Nc
Cormick, WIN; Norvell, Charley Cropley, Frank p:
Cuvier Green. The party was chaperoned BY Nh.
Margaret 8. Norvell and Mrs. Galen T. Green.
CATTLE MARKET.The following are the sales OF
live stock yesterday at Drovers' Rest, ID. c.:
CaJtle-Best at4k to s; good at to AZ; medium
at 81 to 4; common at 3Ato 81; $50 sheep and
SO az
CANAL ExrIoYEs Pam oTF.-President Baugh-
Canal, who left here on the payboat Friday,
arrived In Cumberland Saturday night, after pay.
en- 1ns sne or e
$4,000 A Cumberland dispatch to the Baltimore
Sun, May 80, says: The outlook for canal ship
Consolidation, Borden and Georges Greek, are
shipping steadily. Fifteen boats cleared Saturday
and i've to-day.
SHIPPING NEws-Schooner Maggie arrived from
Havre de Grace, with 100 tons OF coal. Schooner
George w. CovingtOn arrived with l5O tons OF
coal from Havre de Grace. Schooner Virginia
Dare arrived with 1000 tons OF coal nom Rich
mOnd. Schooner Elitha arrived with $50 tons OF
coal from Havre de Grace. Schooner Mary Eliza
beth arrived with 100 tons OF coal from Hayre de
Grace. schooner L p. Faro arrived with q cargo
Of lumber nom James River.
NOTEs.-Arthur johnson, Eugene Jonea Frank
Parker ]. Parker W. Gee and J. Buriey, all c0ored
whose ages range from fourteen TO twenty yearS
We're arrested FOR disturbing the peace OF this
special notice OF the annual meetin9
OF the First Cooperative Building AssOciafion 10
be held on Thursday evening.
TRNPKRATURE AND CONDITION. or WArD Alta
Falls, temperature, %; condition. o:
receiving reservoir, temperature ~: CONDITION. a.
north connection, o; condition &C eouth c0nnec
ton, 10; distributing reservoar temperatura ~,
condition at innuent gate house, %; emuent gate
house, So
PATENTS IssUKD.-Patents have BEEN awarded 20
citizens OF the District, - follows: Frank b T.
Bell, center marking device: AuQnst q Boetrcm
hydraulic eXcavatOf: Ioaac n Chase muif1nie
steam generator; Andrew II. COyle method OF and
apparatus for dtstlll1ng water: Henry q. C3iloa
steam engine governor; ana ThQa D. Worrali
type writing machine.
TIE SECRETARY on I'm hnmsoa has approved
the report OF the committee recommending tho |
award OF the contract to JaA L PaySons q this |
c!ty tno lowest BIDDER, Tor erecting partitions In
me east model hall Of the Patent Odhoa making
aodiuonA rooms tor the Accommodation q eke
Clerical Iorce OF the Department /
PUBLIC D1Br.-It b estimated Is TIE Treasury
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